| fv/cv | 比 | 比 | compare/compared with, than | bi3 |
| n | 比例 | 比例 | ratio | bi3 li4 |
| n | 比重 | 比重 | specific gravity | bi3 zhong4 |
| a | 比方说 | 比方說 | for instance, for example | bi3 fang1 shuo1 |
| a | 比不上 | 比不上 | not to be compared with, inferior to | bi3 bu4 shang4 |
| a | 比我高 | 比我高 | taller than I | bi3 wo3 gao1 |
比上不足，比下有余 : worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst